3 Ohio Companies Make Top 50 U.S. Craft Breweries Lists
CLEVELAND — Three companies in Ohio are among the top breweries in the nation, according to the Brewers Association.
The not-for-profit trade association released Tuesday two lists of top 50 breweries — a ranking for craft breweries and a ‘best overall breweries’ list. Both rankings are based on sales volume, the organization said.
“The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed where Americans purchased alcohol in 2020,” said Bart Watson, a chief economist for the association.
“Breweries who had established packaging and distribution capacity were best positioned to take advantage of the boom in off-premise sales and weather market uncertainty. These businesses also saw variation in performance based on geography and business model, with different parts of the country seeing very different beer trends, and draught-heavy breweries suffering.”
Top craft breweries in Ohio, according to the Brewers Association:
- Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland (No. 22 overall)
- Rhinegeist Brewery in Cincinnati (No. 25 overall)
- BrewDog Brewing Company in Canal Winchester (No. 41 overall)
Top overall brewing companies in Ohio:
- Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland (No. 31 overall)
- Rhinegeist Brewery in Cincinnati (No. 34 overall)
The Brewers Assocation represents more than 5,400 U.S. small and independent craft breweries.The organization’s independent craft brewer seal is a widely adopted symbol that highlights beers by small and independent craft brewers.
Top five craft brewing companies in the U.S.:
- D.G. Yuengling and Son, Inc, Pottsville, PA
- Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA and Milton, DE
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
- Duvel Moortgat, Paso Robles, CA; Kansas City, MO; Cooperston, NY.
- Gambrinus, Berkeley, CA; Shiner, TX
>> Read the full Brewers Association report here.
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